Use the doors on the Guadalupe Expressway side of the building. The courtrooms are on the 1st floor. The Clerk’s Office is on the 2nd floor.

If you don't plan to come by car, you may want to check the VTA (for bus and light rail) and Caltrain websites.

Is there security?

The Juvenile building is safe. There’s a metal detector at the entrance. It is controlled by Deputy Sheriffs. Don’t bring anything that could be a weapon, drugs or “contraband”, like cigarettes and alcohol. When you get through the metal detector, ask the secretary in the waiting room to let you go to the Court or Clerk's Office on the 2nd floor.

When is the Court and Clerk's Office open?

Juvenile Justice Court is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. It’s closed on holidays. In general, cases begin at 8:30 a.m. in the morning and 1:30 p.m. in the afternoon. The Clerk’s Office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4p.m. Monday through Friday. It’s closed on holidays.